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"can you cite such an article regarding why protestants call 282 words of st paul in scriputure inapplicable and outdated?"

I don't know what "protestants" do with 282 words of Paul. I assume you are referring to women speaking and praying in the congregation in 1 Cor. 11 and 14 since that and tongues seem to be the last resort for most arguments about the inerpretation of scripture. My church does not allow women to preach or pray in the congregation when the whole church, including men are there. Men preach and pray for the congregation since men are the Elders in the church. Women do not teach men in our church but in our small group bible studies they contribute.

We do permit in certain circumstances tongues to be spoken but only when there are interpreters. To date we have not had any interpreters so we are still waiting. We do have prayer for healing and annoint with oil.

Every communion we have a love feast only we call it the fellowship hour and then we take communion and partake of the cup and the bread in remembrance of the Lord until He comes again. Before we do this there is a time for personal inspection for unconfessed sin and a time for private prayer.

I really don't particularly care how others look at these scriptures and quite frankly it is none of my business. I have been given my own charges to look after.

But I would ask you, how does your church practice the gifts of chapter 12 and 14? Is it only the professionals that have the gifts or do the congregants practice the gifts and do they do it in the midst of the congregation?

I would also ask why the Orthodox Church is a member of and supports organizations like the World Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches when both advocate and support homosexuality, ordination of women, denial of the divinity of Christ or the efficacy of His sacrifice for sin and deny the inspiration of the scriptures when Paul says to come out and be spearate from them?

1 Cor. 15:33, "Be not deceived: evil companionship corrupt good morals."

1 Cor. 5:9, "I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:"

2 Cor. 6:14-17, " Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,"